Amaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj7

Major 7

Notes:A · C# · E · G#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 2 1 2 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x A E G# C# x	medium
x 2 2 2 2 6	– 1 1 1 1 2	x A E A C# G#	hard · barre on fret 2
4 x 6 6 x 7	1 – 2 3 – 4	E x G# C# x A	hard
x x 7 6 5 6	– – 4 2 1 3	x x A C# E G#	medium
9 6 6 9 9 6	2 1 1 3 4 1	A C# G# E G# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 7 9 9 11	– – 1 2 3 4	x x A E G# C#	hard
8 x 11 9 10 x	1 – 4 2 3 –	G# x C# E A x	hard
9 9 11 9 9 11	1 1 2 1 1 3	A E C# E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 x 1 2 2	– 2 – 1 3 4	x A x G# C# E	hard
x 2 2 6 2 6	– 1 1 2 1 3	x A E C# C# G#	hard · barre on fret 2
4 x 7 6 x 6	1 – 4 2 – 3	E x A C# x G#	hard
9 x 6 6 5 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	A x G# C# E x	hard
9 9 6 6 9 6	2 3 1 1 4 1	A E G# C# G# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 7 x 9 11	– – 1 – 2 3	x x A x G# C#	hard
8 9 11 x 10 x	1 2 4 – 3 –	G# E C# x A x	hard
9 9 11 9 9 x	1 1 2 1 1 –	A E C# E G# x	medium · barre on fret 9

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Amaj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes A, C#, E, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Amaj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
3	4	C#
5	7	E
7	11	G#

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

Cmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7 D#maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 Gmaj7 G#maj7 A#maj7 Bmaj7

See Amaj7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Amaj7 chord?

Amaj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes A, C#, E, G#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.